Career
Educated at Acadia University, Kinsman joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1963 and trained as a fighter pilot. He served as Commanding Officer of 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Deputy Commander of the CF-18 Hornet Detachment in Saint Louis County, Missouri and as Director of Air Studies at the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. After that he became Commander of the Fighter Group and Canadian North America Air Defense Region in 1994, Director General Manpower Utilization in 1995 and Assistant Deputy Minister for Personnel in 1996 before becoming Chief of the Air Staff in 1997 and retiring in 2000.
